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To continue the momentum of the playoffs and fill the void of the weekend prior to the Super Bowl, the NFL’s version of its all-star game will take place at Camping World Stadium in Orlando with the playing of the Pro Bowl. From the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 up through 2013 and since 2017, the game is officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players from both conferences. The league has used variations in an attempt to make the game more interesting since it is just a glorified exhibition and players are more concerned with escaping healthy.

The NFL differs from most major sports leagues with the playing of the Pro Bowl. Instead of taking place midway through the season, the game is played at the end of the regular season. Between 1970 and 2009, it was usually held the weekend after the Super Bowl. Since 2010, the Pro Bowl has been played the weekend before the Super Bowl. Players from the two teams competing in the Super Bowl do not participate.

NFL Pro Bowl at a Glance

American Football Conference vs. National Football Conference

Date and Time: Sunday, January 27th, 2019, 3 p.m. ET

Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

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AFC vs. NFC TV Coverage: ESPN/ABC

Since its inception, the Pro Bowl has made multiple changes. The first five games classified as Pro Bowls were exhibitions between a collection of NFL All-Stars and the reigning Super Bowl champion. It was a way for both sides to make a little extra money back when that was scarce in professional sports.

World War II led to the NFL’s annual all-star game being disrupted for most of the 1940s, but it has been played continuously since the 1950 season. It was played between the American and National conferences for the first three years, and then it switched to an East-West format. However, after the AFL-NFL merger, the Pro Bowl became an AFC-NFC affair, and it has largely stayed that way. The only exception was a three-year period where former legends held a schoolyard draft to select teams for the competition.

Pro Bowl History

SEASON

WINNING TEAM

LOSING TEAM

2017

AFC 24

NFC 23

2016

AFC 20

NFC 13

2015

Team Irvin 49

Team Rice 27

2014

Team Irvin 32

Team Carter 28

2013

Team Rice 22

Team Sanders 21

2012

NFC 62

AFC 35

2011

AFC 59

NFC 41

2010

NFC 55

AFC 41

2009

AFC 41

NFC 34

2008

NFC 30

AFC 21

2007

NFC 42

AFC 30

2006

AFC 31

NFC 28

2005

NFC 23

AFC 17

2004

AFC 38

NFC 27

2003

NFC 55

AFC 52

2002

AFC 45

NFC 20

2001

AFC 38

NFC 30

2000

AFC 38

NFC 17

1999

NFC 51

AFC 31

1998

AFC 23

NFC 10

1997

AFC 29

NFC 24

1996

AFC 26

NFC 23

1995

NFC 20

AFC 13

1994

AFC 41

NFC 13

1993

NFC 17

AFC 3

1992

AFC 23

NFC 20

1991

NFC 21

AFC 15

1990

AFC 23

NFC 21

1989

NFC 27

AFC 21

1988

NFC 34

AFC 3

1987

AFC 15

NFC 6

1986

AFC 10

NFC 6

1985

NFC 28

AFC 24

1984

AFC 22

NFC 14

1983

NFC 45

AFC 3

1982

NFC 20

AFC 19

1981

AFC 16

NFC 13

1980

NFC 21

AFC 7

1979

NFC 37

AFC 27

1978

NFC 13

AFC 7

1977

NFC 14

AFC 13

1976

AFC 24

NFC 14

1975

NFC 23

AFC 20

1974

NFC 17

AFC 10

1973

AFC 15

NFC 13

1972

AFC 33

NFC 28

1971

AFC 26

NFC 13

1970

NFC 27

AFC 6

1969

West 16

East 13

1968

West 10

East 7

1967

West 38

East 20

1966

East 20

West 10

1965

East 36

West 7

1964

West 34

East 14

1963

West 31

East 17

1962

East 30

West 20

1961

West 31

East 30

1960

West 35

East 31

1959

West 38

East 21

1958

East 28

West 21

1957

West 26

East 7

1956

West 19

East 10

1955

East 31

West 30

1954

West 26

East 19

1953

East 20

West 9

1952

National 27

American 7

1951

National 30

American 13

1950

American 28

National 27

1942

NFL All-Stars 17

Washington Redskins 14

1941

Chicago Bears 35

NFL All-Stars 24

1940

Chicago Bears 28

NFL All-Stars 14

1939

Green Bay Packers 16

NFL All-Stars 7

1938

New York Giants 13

NFL All-Stars 10

The game was relatively low-scoring for much of its history, and it used to be played the week after the Super Bowl. However, both things have changed a lot. The defense has largely become akin to what you see in an NBA All-Star Game, and the game has been moved up on the calendar to take place between the conference championships and the Super Bowl. Players participating in the Super Bowl do not take part and are replaced by substitutes.

Pro Bowl Sites

SITE

YEARS HOSTED

Camping World Stadium

2017-present

University of Phoenix Stadium

2015

Sun Life Stadium

2010

Aloha Stadium

1980-2009, 2011-2014, 2016

Tampa Stadium

1978

Kingdome

1977

Mercedes-Benz Superdome

1976

Orange Bowl

1975

Arrowhead Stadium

1974

Texas Stadium

1973

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1951-1972, 1979

Shibe Park

1942

Polo Grounds

1941

Gilmore Stadium

1939-1940

Wrigley Field

1938

Early on, the All-Star game was played at primarily baseball stadiums, but two stadiums have hosted the vast majority of Pro Bowls. The LA Memorial Coliseum hosted the event for over two decades, while Aloha Stadium hosted it for 25 years. The NFL generally tries to place the Pro Bowl in a fun, destination city that is also warm in order to attract fans and eyeballs. Camping World Stadium in Orlando has hosted the Pro Bowl for three straight years.